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Chapter twenty
Violet was in shock. This couldn't be real. This wasn't happening. She had found her soulmate and now, too soon, he was taken away from her. Her heart was beating loud, she could hear it in her heard. No, no, no… She lied down on the ground in foetus position and held herself tightly. She cried so hard that she almost couldn't breathe. It felt like her heart was broken into a million pieces. She didn't want to live this life anymore. There was nothing left to fight for. First her parents, now Vinnie… She could feel all of her fighting spirit flooding out of her body. It was done. She was broken, and there was nothing that could heal her. Nothing that could save her.
She heard a the sound of a motorcycle in the distance, but she didn't look up. She was convinced she only heard it in her head, her brain playing some kind of sick game. But when she heard Modo breath in sharply, she slowly lifted up her head. It was no imagination. She did hear a bike coming. She scrambled on her feet and took a closer look. A huge relief streamed through her body from what she saw. Vinnie's bike, with three mice on it, drove right to them. Violet couldn't believe her eyes. How was this possible? She had seen the explosion. No way someone could survive that.
The bike stopped in front of her. And there he was, pulling off his helmet while stepping of his bike. "Hey doll, did you miss me?" His unique voice, his cocky grin… Yep, he really was here and very alive. She jumped into his open arms. He wrapped his strong arms around her and pulled her against him. Violet started crying again. "I thought I'd lost you…", she stuttered, pushing her face in his neck. She sniffed up his scent. It was a combination between leather, a little hint of sweat and cinnamon. She loved it, like she loved everything about this mouse. "You've made it…"
Vinnie held her tightly, rubbing her back. "Did you doubt?", he said arrogant, but then his face softened. "But I've gotta admit, this was a close one, even for me. A great rush, but too damn close."
Violet suddenly realised they were not alone. "Throttle! Carbine!" and she looked over Vinnie's shoulder. Throttle and Carbine stepped of Vinnie's bike. "Pfew, that sure was a close one", Throttle said, wiping of his forehead. Carbine agreed. "I guess we will never hear the end of this, but I've gotta say it. Thanks for saving our lives, Vinnie. Great job. Only you can make it this close and survive."
Vinnie gently set Violet on the ground and bowed. "Vinnie's Rescue Team, very pleased to be at your service!", he said, smiling. Throttle patted him on the back.
"Thanks Vincent. You did a really good job."
Getting a compliment from Throttle made Vinnie suddenly a little shy.
"Ahhh, no biggie", he said, kicking in the dirt. Violet smiled. He looked incredibly cute. And sexy. She cleared her throat.
"But how did you do it?", she asked, still wondering how it was possible he was standing here.
"Like I do everything… I blow up stuff. A lot. So I blew up the doors from the elevator, dragged those two lovebirds out of the shaft, my bike already next to me, ready to leave. Right before the explosion, we drove out. Guess you didn't see it because of the smoke and dust", he said like it was nothing. But Violet could see that the attention and the praises made him very happy. And of course, blew up his ego to abnormal sizes. But for now, the group let it be. He deserved it. After all, he did save lives today.
Vinnie turned his attention to Modo.
"Look big fella, I'm… I ehh.. shouldn't have said those things… I'm…", he stuttered. Dammit. You should think that after everything that had happened, it would have made it a lot easier to say that he was sorry and he didn't meant it. But still, he was so not good at this. Probably never will. Guess some things will never change.
Modo interrupted his pathetic apologie. "It's alright, Vinnie my man. No hard feelings. I know why you said it." And he swung his arm around Vinnie's neck, putting him in a headlock and ruffled his head.
"Ahh man, let me go!", Vinnie protested. Modo let him go, laughing.
Vinnie looked at the building. Well, what was left from the building.
"You know what really pisses me off? That that slimy fish faces blew up the whole building, before me. I was supposed to destroy it!", he pouted.
Everybody laughed.
"Well Vinnie, they must have thought that you already had enough for one day. Making sure it didn't get too much for you", Throttle said, shaking his head with a smile.
"Too much? For moi? Too much is never enough!", Vinnie said, suddenly thinking about Charley. The pain in his chest was gone since he let it all out, but the guild was still there. He pushed it away though. Now wasn't the time.
"Yo Throttle! Did you find that virus?", he asked.
Carbine pointed at her backpack, answering Vinnie's question. "Oh yeah, we did found it! And it's ours now. We will think about a way to destroy it later on." She turned her gaze on Violet. "Violet, thank you for coming back for us. That took a lot of courage. The sign of a good Freedom Fighter."
Violet blushed. "Thank you, Carbine. Any time."
Vinnie looked proud. You see? He was right (of course). Violet was ready. And she had proved herself.
A voice crackled to life on the radio. "Yo guys! Is everybody alright?"
Carbine almost jumped out of her fur. "JAKE! I almost forgot about you! We are fine. We've got the virus and the prisoners! Mission accomplished."
Modo, Throttle and Vinnie jumped in the air and slammed their fist against each other.
"Biker Mice Style!"
Carbine shook her head. Men.
"Jake, is the rest with you?", Carbine asked.
"Great news! And yes, the rest is with me", Jake said.
"Good, we need an escort to take the prisoners with us."
"We're already on our way."
Carbine looked at the group prisoners, who were standing behind her.
"You are safe now. We will take you back to our base and give you food, clothing and medical help. If you have a place to be, then you are free to go. But please know that you guys are more than welcome on our base to regain strength."
Jake arrived with the rest of the Freedom Fighters who had survived the battle. The group was big enough to take the prisoners with them on the bikes.
Throttle whistled and his bike came into view, along with Modo's, Carbine's and Stoker's bike. Vinnie jumped on his bike and wrapped his tail around Violet's waist. He gently placed her behind him, holding his tail around her waist. Violet wrapped her arms around his waist, leaning with her head against his back.
Throttle took the lead.
"Alright everybody, let's rock… and ride!" and the group drove back to base, to recover and rebuild. They all were very happy that they had won this battle, but also knew the war was far from over. There will be new battles, new missions, more heartbreaking, more sorrow. But they had each other. And that made them strong. They had something to fight for. A family. A free Mars. And to finally ride free again.
The e... No, just kidding. This isn't the end, don't you worry. Please review! :)